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Gabriel Clarke hoped to play wide receiver on his freshman football team this season. But that dream was nixed when a doctor reminded him that the bullet lodged two centimeters from his spine made football, along with baseball, basketball and soccer, too dangerous to attempt.

“I was angry and upset … really, really upset,” Gabriel said yesterday. “All contact sports are out, that’s what the doctor told me. It’s like this thing is still impacting my life.”